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The Suppressive Effect of β-Glucan on the Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in BV2 Microglial Cells

Kyung Hee JUNGDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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Mi-Ja KIMDepartment of Obesity Management Graduate School of Obesity Science, Dongduk Women’s University
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Eunyoung HADepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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Hye Kyung KIMDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Hanseo University
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Young Ock KIMNational Institute of Crop Science and Rural Development Administration
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Soon Ah KANGDepartment of Fermented Food Science, Seoul University of Venture & Information
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Joo-Ho CHUNGDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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Sung-Vin YIMDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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Pages 1360-1364 | Received 27 Oct 2006, Accepted 12 Mar 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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